2021信阳高级中学高一4月月考英语试卷含答案

2023届高一下期月考

英语试题

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

EP Portable Heater

We all know that the cost of heating our homes will continue to be a significant burden on the family budget. Now millions of people are saving on their heating bills with the EP Portable Heater. With over one million satisfied customers around the world, the new EP heats better and faster, saves more on heating bills, and runs almost silent.

The EP has no exposed heating parts that can cause a fire. The outside of EP only gets warm to the touch so that it will not burn children or pets.

The EP will not reduce oxygen in the room. With other heaters, you'll notice that you get sleepy when the heat comes on because they are burning up oxygen.

The advanced EP also heats the room evenly, wall to wall and floor to ceiling. It comfortably covers an area up to 350 square feet. Other heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat concentrated to the center of the room. And they only heat an area a few feet around the heater. With the EP, the temperature will not vary in any part of the room.

The EP comes with a 3-year warranty (保修) and a 60-day, no questions asked, satisfaction guarantee. If you are not totally satisfied, return it at our expense and your money will be given back to you.

Now, we have a special offer for 10 days, during which you can enjoy a half price discount and a free delivery. If you order after that, we reserve the right to either accept or reject order requests at the discounted price.

Take action right now!

1. What is mainly discussed in paragraph 2?

A. The heat of the EP. B. The safety of the EP.

C. The appearance of the EP. D. The material of the EP.

2. From the passage, we can learn that the EP ________.

A. doesn't burn up oxygen             B. runs without any noise

C. makes people get sleepy            D. is unsuitable for children and pets

3. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. persuade people to buy the product

B. advise people to save on heating bills

C. report the new development of portable heaters

D. compare the difference of different heater brands

B

When Rachel Ratelle saw a news video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged (火灾肆虐的) Australia, she decided to do something about it.

She looked up wildlife rescue and relief agencies in Australia to find out what they needed most. Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn (手缝的) and knitted pouches (袋子) and wraps for koalas and other animals that were burned or had lost their homes and parents in the fires.

This idea attracted Ratelle, but there was just one problem.

“I’d never sewn in my life,” said Ratelle, 17, a senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, US. “Giving money seemed like something too simple. But I wanted to directly help these animals by doing something myself, so I decided to learn how to sew.”

Over the next few months, Ratelle bought her own sewing machine and taught herself how to sew via videos online. Then she purchased 18 yards of fabric and sewed 25 pouches of different sizes and shipped them off to For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA), one of several relief organizations that have rushed to rescue koalas, kangaroos and other species suffering from burns.

A week later, she received a photo from FAWNA with a young joey (幼兽) in one of her larger pouches. “It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way,” said Ratelle, who hopes to study biology for a future career as a nurse practitioner.

“I plan to use my new sewing skills to help animals and people devastated (蹂躏) by natural disasters,” she said.

According to the World Wildlife Fund, it estimated that 1.2 billion animals have died, as a result of the bushfires, which have burned more than 26 million acres in Australia.

Several craft guild (手工业行会) websites around the world  have mobilized (动员) for Australian relief by making the animal pouches. Karen Newberry and her two daughters Madison, 12 and Rochelle, 8, from San Diego also offered their help in such a way. For Newberry, “it was a big push that made us crafters, sewers realize there’s something more we can do than just make things for ourselves,” she said.

4. What do the first two paragraphs mainly talk about?

A. What inspired Ratelle to learn to sew.

B. What is needed to save koalas and other species.

C. The poor living conditions of wild animals in Australia.

D. Different ways to help koalas and other animals in Australia.

5. How did Ratelle feel when she received a photo from FAWNA according to the text?

A. Proud. B. Calm. C. Surprised. D. Disappointed.

6. The statistics (统计数字) in Paragraph 8 are used to show ______.

A. how frequent the bushfires are in Australia

B. how harmful the bushfires are in Australia

C. the great varieties of wild animals in Australia

D. the difficulties facing relief organizations in Australia

7. What do Newberry’s words in the last paragraph suggest?

A. People should stay united through difficult times.

B. Life is not easy for crafters and sewers in Australia.

C. It is challenging for crafters and sewers to do relief work.

D. Crafters and sewers can do more to help animals.

C

Steven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks. His strange habit makes sense when you consider that he’s an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road. What is even more interesting is that one of Stein’s jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bags.

Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year. So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts(收银台). The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, including Los Angeles. Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.

Among the bag makers’ argument: many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport. And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at, they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.

The industry has also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement: reusable shopping bags. The stronger a reusable bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out. However, longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make. One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.

Environmentalists don’t dispute(质疑) these points. They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years.

8. What has Steven Stein been hired to do?

A. Help increase grocery sales. B. Recycle the waste material.

C. Stop things falling off trucks. D. Argue for the use of plastic bags.

9. What does the word “headwinds” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A Bans on plastic bags. B. Effects of city development.

C. Headaches caused by garbage. D. Plastic bags hung in trees.

10. What is a disadvantage of reusable bags according to plastic-bag makers?

A. They are quite expensive. B. Replacing them can be difficult.

C. They are less strong than plastic bags. D. Producing them requires more energy.

11. What is the best title for the text?

A. Plastic, Paper or Neither B. Industry, Pollution and Environment

C. Recycle or Throw Away D. Garbage Collection and Waste Control

D

Most people hold the belief that young people from poor families whose socio-economic backgrounds are in bad conditions tend to do less well in the education system. In an attempt to help the children of poor families, a nationwide program called “Headstart” was started in the US in 1965. A lot of money was poured into it. It took children into pre-school institutions at the age of three and it was expected to help them succeed in education. However, the results have been disappointing, because the program began too late. Many children who entered it at three were already behind their peers in language and intelligence and the parents were not willing to get involved in the process.

To improve the results, another program was started in Missouri that concentrated on parents as the child’s first teachers. This program was based on researches showing that working with the family is the most effective way of helping children get the best possible start in life. The four-year study included 380 families who were about to have their first child and represented different social-economic status, age and family structure. The program invited many trained educators visiting and working with the parent or parents and the child. The program also gave the parents some guidance to communicate with their children, and useful skills on child development.

At the age of three, the children involved in the “Missouri” program were evaluated with the children selected from the same socio-economic background and family situations. The results were obvious. The children in the program were more advanced in language development, problem solving and other intellectual skills than their peers. They performed equally well regardless of socio-economic backgrounds or family structures. What they found through the program was that one of the most important factors that affected the child’s development was the poor quality of parent-child interaction. That interaction was not necessarily bad in poorer families.

The “Missouri” program is quite different from “Headstart” program. From what they did we can draw a conclusion: Without a similar focus on parent education and on the vital importance of the first three years, some evidence indicates that it will not be enough to overcome educational unfairness.

12. What can we learn about the “Headstart” program?

A. It helped many children from poor families to make progress.

B. It failed because the children they helped had already fallen behind.

C. It helped the children involved succeed in their education soon.

D. It succeeded in improving the intelligence of all the children.

13. We can learn from the second paragraph that the “Missouri” program ______.

A. focused on the children’s first school teachers.

B. helped the children return to the same home.

C. may make the children improved in many aspects.

D. gave the parents advice on their development.

14. What does the underlined word “interaction” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Intelligence. B. Performance. C. Education. D. Communication.

15. The last paragraph tells us that ______.

A. parents play an important role in children’s education.

B. it is impossible to overcome educational unfairness.

C. poor families cannot change the fate of their children.

D. The “Missouri” program pay more attention to the ages.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

    根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Homework

Do maths problems 15 through 25. State the different forms of the verbs on page 50 of your French workbook. Read pages 12 through 20 of the Shakespeare play, and don’t forget to fill in the missing chemical symbols on the worksheet.

Sound like a list of your homework for the next few nights — or maybe even just for tonight? ___16___It’s your teachers’ way of evaluating how much you understand what’s going on in class. And it helps strengthen important concepts. Here are some tips on how to do your homework.

___17___It’s inviting to start with the easy things to get them out of the way. However, you’ll have the most energy and focus when you begin, so it’s best to use this mental power on the subjects that are most challenging. Later, when you’re more tired, you can focus on the simpler things. If you get stuck on a problem, try to figure it out as well as you can — but don’t spend too much time on it because this can mess up your homework schedule for the rest of the night. ___18___But don’t pick someone whom you’ll be up all night chatting with, or you’ll never get it done!

Most people’s attention spans aren’t very long, so take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without relaxing will make you less productive than if you stop every so often. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people.___19___

Once your homework is done, you can check over it if you have extra time. Be sure to put it safely away in your backpack—there’s nothing worse than having a completed assignment that you can’t find the next morning or that gets ruined by a careless brother or sister. ___20___Now you’re free to hang out.

A. Luckily, you can do a few things to do less homework.

B. Homework is a major part of going to school.

C. No one is expected to stay happy, and people have very different learning styles.

D. If you need to, ask an adult for help or call or email a classmate for advice.

E. But if you’re really concentrating, wait until it's a good time to stop.

F. And no teacher still believes that “chewed by the dog” lie—even when it's true!

G. When you start your homework, deal with the hardest tasks first.

第二部分: 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Until a few years ago, I had what most people would probably call a good life, for I had a (an) ___21___ job that paid the bills; I had a good family that I was really close to, and I had a place to live and money in the bank for trips and ___22___, and there was nothing much wrong in my life. ___23____, I was bored.

I wanted more. I wanted to live ___24___ and loudly and make sharp memories instead of the ___25___ ones of everyday life. But I was a little ___26___. I had never had any ___27___ in myself. As a child, even buying something in a shop caused me a great deal of __28____, and even though I did get better as I got older, I never  __29____ that childhood shyness. And I tried everything, like reading books about confidence. I took tiny steps leading to my goals. But none of them really __30____.

So I __31____ that the small steps weren’t enough. I signed up for an internship (实习期) of teaching English in Vietnam, a huge step which seems ___32___, one that __33____ me as much as it excited me. And then the day came and I left my home and my loved ones. I was alone in a country where the food was ___34___ and the streets were dirty. I had no idea whether I could __35____ everything that this very strange environment would __36____ at me.

I spent more than five months in Vietnam, teaching, exploring and laughing, I’d learnt to __37____ myself, my skills, my abilities and my decisions. After that, I returned home __38____, even to myself, let alone to others. The __39____ that had controlled my life and the self-doubt were completely __40____.

That one big chance changed everything for me, and in me.

21. A. permanent B. temporary  C. informal D. demanding

22. A. schaolarships B. rewards   C. treats     D. fines

23. A. Thus     B. Instead    C. Otherwise   D. However

24. A. easily   B. brightly    C. peacefully  D. modestly

25. A. sweet   B. unforgettable    C. ordinary  D. entertaining

26. A. addicted     B. innocent     C. outgoing   D. afraid

27. A. pride    B. confidence  C. enthusiasm  D. shame

28. A. stress    B. excitement     C. confusion    D. surprise

29. A. added to    B. talked about     C. got over    D. suffered from

30. A. continued   B. survived     C. failed     D. helped

31. A. decided     B. promised    C. predicted    D. imagined

32. A. equal    B. impossible     C. flexible    D. occasional

33. A. ignored    B. impressed     C. annoyed   D. terrified

34. A. tasty   B. automatic     C. strange    D. various

35. A. adopt    B. handle     C. transform  D. obtain

36. A. point    B. throw     C. shout   D. aim

37. A. trust     B. accept     C. excuse    D. forgive

38. A. unconcerned  B. unsatisfied     C. unchangeable     D. unrecognizable

39. A. fear   B. respect   C. courage    D. exhaustion

40. A. picked up  B. broken down     C. worn away   D. put off

单句填空（请在空白处填入一个适当单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式，每题1.5分,共15分）

41. The hotel offers its guests a wide _________ (various) of amusements.

42. Jane _____________ (marry) to Harry for a long time.

43. He risked ___________ (arrest) so as to get the important information from the enemy.

44. The factory __________ his father worked was destroyed in the flood.

45. Foreign automakers differ _______ their response to the slowdown .

46. I was reading a book ________ someone shouted at me.

47. These include anger, ___________ (anxious), sadness, isolation and fear.

48.__________ (compare) with the driver, I am proud of what I did.

49. In recent years, the number of crimes ___________ (commit) by the young people in major cities throughout the world has been increasing.

50. His being late made _______ impossible for the meeting to be held on time.

单句改错（每句1.5分，共15分）

51. Even if inviting to the party, I will not go..
52. He felt upset because of the problem of which he couldn’t find out a solution.
53. When I arrived home, I found a stranger seat at my table.
54. Helen as well as I am eager to see the performance tonight.
55. The government has been buying silver on large quantities.
56. The boy what spoken English is excellent draws our attention.
57. Which can be seen from his face, he is quite pleased.
58. What he saw was quite different from which he thought before he went there.
59. It is great comfort to her parents to know she lives a comfortable life.
60. You can’t be so careful to cross the street.

第II卷（共50分）

第三部分：语法填空 （共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，根据上下文在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

You would not have wanted to experience 61.  Peggy Whitson experienced on April, 19, 2008. During her return from the International Space Station, the spaceship she was lying aboard 62. (fail) to separate fully from a propulsion module(推进舱). The 63.  (weigh) caused it to fall into the atmosphere at a too-fast angle, which was likely to burn the crew before they reached the ground. Finally, the module separated, and the crew 64. (safe) landed. However, the next chance she got, she went back to space, without 65.  (frighten) by the danger.

Whiston served in 66.  number of scientific roles before becoming an astronaut. Over the course of 15 years, Whitson, who retired from NASA in 2018, completed three missions to the station. She stayed more time in space than any other American astronaut; walked in space 10 times, for a total 67.  60 hours and 21minutes; became the first woman 68. (command) the station, in 2008, then did it again in 2017. She leaves NASA a 69. (good) place than she found it. Other women and men may break some of her 70. (record); her firsts will always be hers.

第四部分： 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处：每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加删除或修改。

    增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

    删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

    修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As is known to us, a large number of wild animals has been killed for their meat. As a result, thousand of animals have either died out and become endangered.

Actually, protect wild animals benefits the animals as well as humans. For an example, if farmers killed too many eagles, their corn and grain would be destroyed by rats. The reason is because with no eagles to hunt rats, their number would increase rapid.

Therefore, all of us must do what they can to protect wild animals. As for me, I have joined an organization in our town which aim is to call on people to protect wild animals and I have taken part several activities.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友 Peter 发邮件告知你他在校中国诗歌朗诵大赛中获得二等奖。请你回复邮件，
内容包括：
1.表示祝贺；
2.肯定他赛前的准备；
3.希望他继续努力。
注意：1.词数100左右；
      2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：中国诗歌朗诵大赛 the Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition

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高一英语试题答案

阅读理解 1-3 BAA    4-7AABD

8-11DADA  12-15BCDA    16-20BGDEF

完形填空 21-25 ACDBC    26-30 DBACD

31-35 ABDCB             36-40 BADAC

语法填空：41. variety 42. has been married 43. being arrested  44. where  45. in

46.when   47. anxiety     48. Compared  49. committed  50. it

改错：51. inviting改为invited   52. 第二个of改为to  

53. seat改为seated      54. am改为is      55. on改为in

56. what改为whose     57. Which改为As    58. which改为what

59. is后加a            60. so 改为too

语法填空

61.what 62. failed  63. weight   64. safely  65. being frightened

66. a    67. of     68. to command   69. better    70. records

改错

1.has → have           2. thousand → thousands        3.and → or

4. protect → protecting    5. an删除      6. because → that         

 7. rapid → rapidly  8.they→we 9. which → whose   10.take part后加in

书面表达

One possible version：
Dear Peter,
    I'm glad to hear that you won second prize in the Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition held by your school. I'd like to send my sincere congratulations.
    I think you deserve what you have gained. Before the competition, you discussed with me about choosing a Chinese poem suitable for you to recite. Then you practiced the recitation every night, thus reciting the poem fluently and accurately. Additionally, you consulted your Chinese teacher, took his professional advice and patiently made improvements. It is because of your full preparations that you have performed excellently.
    Congratulations to you again and I hope you can keep learning Chinese poetry and achieve more.
                                                      Yours,
                                                       Li Hua